I'm going to Hawaii in March for a couple of weeks. I don't play golf and I'm not big on laying on the beach. I thought I might ship my Mini-Speedwing over ahead of time for something fun to do while I'm there? I'm not worried about the airplane or radio, but don't exactly know how the batteries will be received? I thought about hideing them in my shoes and taking them on the airline with me. ? On second thought??? You guys would get a kick out of seeing me on the evening news getting busted for transporting my parkflyer.

I received a lot of packs by mail. This isn't a used gas tank vs a new gas tank issue were the "used" tank might cause an explosion because of the fumes now present in the tank.

Ship them well packed labeled fragile and everything should be fine (I rec'd two in the mail (2s1p - 1500 kokam and a 3s2p - 3000 Kokam pack) with hardly any packing material fine). If you have any questions ask your local post master. Li-po's aren't any more dangerous in my mind than shipping NiCAD's or NiMH's. Protect any of the packs and their fine. Abuse any of the packs above and they will all vent!

I had to ship a pack back to FMA for repair, and just for safety I removed the battery connector, and wrapped the lead wires (both with shrink wrap on the ends) tightly. Last thing I need is some postal worker accidentally poking the package and puncturing the cell, or rough handling shorting the wires.

I'd ship it in a plastic bag, wrapped in something like bubble wrap and put it in a box. Should make it just fine

Mike:
You might have a problem with the "TSA" (Homeland Security) at the airport. A Lipo pack would be suspicious in their eyes and they may give you a hassle if you go through the security checkpoint.
Craig